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Getting Boot Camp Ready

U.S. Marines and poolees with Recruiting Sub Station Lexington, Recruiting Station Columbia, conduct group push-ups during their aweekly physical training session in Lexington, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2022. Recruiters train their poolees arduously in order to ensure they are physically prepared for Marine Corps recruit training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Walters)

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Building a Better Community

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Gastelum, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub Station Athens, Recruiting Station Columbia, helps poolees plant trees outside of the Oconee County Animal Shelter, Athens, Georgia on Nov. 13, 2021. The Marines and Poolees from RSS Athens volunteered at the animal shelter to help clean kennels, lay mulch, plant trees and pave trails, for the animals being cared for. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Walters)

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Marine Corps Lawyer

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mary Berney, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, graduates from law school at Florida International University College of Law, Miami, May 2019. Berney currently serves as a Marine Judge Advocate on the trial counsel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. (Courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Mary Berney)

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Proving Them Wrong

Staff Sgt. Britny Brown poses for a photo at Marine Corps Recruiting Sub-Station Savannah, Ga. on Aug. 24, 2021. Staff Sgt. Brown discusses her biggest role model growing up, her reasons for joining the Marines and her advice to females interested in enlisting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Walters)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mary Berney, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, graduates from law school at Florida International University College of Law, Miami, May 2019. Berney currently serves as a Marine Judge Advocate on the trial counsel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. (Courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Mary Berney) - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mary Berney, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, graduates from law school at Florida International University College of Law, Miami, May 2019. Berney currently serves as a Marine Judge Advocate on the trial counsel at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. (Courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Mary Berney)

Marine Corps Judge Advocate General Program

It is no secret that becoming a lawyer is difficult; long hours devoted to studying, the bar exam, demanding clients, changing laws and deadlines. The list goes on. While many individuals would rather choose the path of least resistance, lawyers often choose their profession because they like a challenge. Then there are the exceptional few who seek an even greater challenge and decide to become U.S. Marine Corps lawyers. “One of the major incentives as I see it is that you get to be a Marine Corps officer,” said Capt. Ross Milligan. “You get the pride, the honor and knowing that you have overcome an immense challenge that very few people can do. That you have competed for a spot for your place to be recognized as a leader of Marines.”

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Future Marine, Blake Napper, attends a physical training event at the U.S. Marine Corps Permanent Contact Station Auburn, Alabama on Dec. 9, 2021. - Future Marine, Blake Napper, attends a physical training event at the U.S. Marine Corps Permanent Contact Station Auburn, Alabama on Dec. 9, 2021. Napper, a Auburn High School student originally from Carrollton, Geirgia, has lost over 25 pounds in order to be able to enlist into the Marine Corps. He is set to ship to Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot Parris Island, SC in August, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shannon Doherty)

Auburn High School Student Weight Loss Journey to Enlist into the Marine Corps

AUBURN, Ala. – An Auburn High School senior decides what he wants to do after graduating high school, but his older brother says he’s not physically or mentally ready. The Marine Corps has height and weight standards that must be met by all members; individuals above or below these standards must decide if they will work to meet the minimum/maximum weight in order to qualify for enlistment. Blake Napper, a future Marine at Marine Permanent Contact Station Auburn, has lost 27 pounds to enlist into the Marine Corps.

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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alan N. Heyward poses for a photo at Recruiting Sub Station Savannah, Pooler, Georgia, Dec. 13, 2021. Heyward returned to RSS Savannah as part of the Recruiting Station Columbia Command Recruiting Program, where he works alongside Marine Corps recruiters near his hometown. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera) - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Alan N. Heyward poses for a photo at Recruiting Sub Station Savannah, Pooler, Georgia, Dec. 13, 2021. Heyward returned to RSS Savannah as part of the Recruiting Station Columbia Command Recruiting Program, where he works alongside Marine Corps recruiters near his hometown. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)